One of the existing historical books in China is Historical Records, which is considered as one of the earliest general history in the world. Historical Records was written by Sima Qian, a historian of Han Dynasty. It is divided into five parts: biographies, biographies, biographies and biographies. It is not only a historical work, but also a literary masterpiece, and is known as "the historian's swan song, Li Sao has no rhyme".

The creation time of Historical Records can be traced back to BC 109. Sima Qian was appointed as the assistant of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and began his historical journey. Sima Qian's writing style is very unique. He not only pays attention to the authenticity and objectivity of historical events, but also pays attention to the description of characters and the shaping of personality. In Historical Records, Sima Qian organically combined historical events, people's stories and ideological theories through exquisite narrative skills, forming a historical masterpiece with profound ideological connotation.

The value of Historical Records lies not only in its record and study of China history, but also in its inheritance and development of China culture. Historical Records involves many classic historical stories and figures, such as Romance of the Three Dynasties, Records of the Five Emperors, Yugong, King Taigong and Biography of Lv Buwei. These stories and characters not only have an important position in history, but also have far-reaching influence in the fields of literature, art and philosophy.

Generally speaking, as an ancient historical work, Historical Records is not only of great historical significance, but also a treasure house of literature and ideas, which has made important contributions to the inheritance of China's culture and ideas.